Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University including two faculties and
four vocational schools which were part of Balikesir University since 1993 has
been established as a seperate university with new three faculties and thirteen
programs in 2015. Before the seperation of our university from Balikesir
University, the members of these founding faculties have been participated in several
different international exchange programs, projects and cooperation such as
Erasmus+ and Mevlana.

The vision of Bandirma Onyedi Eylul
University as officially stated in its strategic plan, is to achieve
international excellence in education and research The key issues regarding
internationalization explicitly identified in the strategic plan are: i) to
increase international components in education and research activities, ii) to
improve the students’ international experiences, iii) to increase international
mobility of the staff, iv) to increase the number of institutional collaborations
with international universities, research centers and research networks, and v)
to ensure the comparability of academic and administrative procedures with
international practices and also to ensure their sustainability. With this
purpose in mind, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University will increase its involvement
in structured and long term cooperation which will be implemented with thehelp of its International Relations Office, the Office
of the Vice-Rector for Education, and the Office of the Vice-Rector for
Research, and the Office for Sponsored Research. These units will help with the
planning and coordination of all cooperation projects.

The University provides a high level of
support to incoming Erasmus+ students as for all students registered in
Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University. This means that orientation programmes are
provided both by the University and by the individual departments, the incoming
students have access to personal tutors and have the same teaching contract as
their peers. The University recognizes the special needs of disabled students
who can assess for all facilities.

The Equal Opportunity Policies of the
University apply not only to the selection of outgoing students but to the
teaching and learning experience of incoming students. In order to have high
quality in academic mobility activities, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University
complies with the followings; All proposals for new partnerships are going to
be approved by the relevant Faculty and Department Erasmus Coordinators and
will be required to satisfy the requirements of the University's policy
document on the quality control of placements, including exchanges.

Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University International Relations
Office identifies international cooperation policy in order to encourage
institutional cooperation on issues related to education and ensure mutual
recognition between countries. Interaction between local and foreign students
is aimed to increase by providing various projects under the guidance of the
office. Students and staff are actively encouraged to participate in exchange
programmes.

University will take a role for the
replacement of the incoming students from the institutions which we are
actively collaboration under Erasmus and also with others that we will
collaborate under LLP. International Relations Office (IRO) will assist
students looking for positions and academic institutions for placement. Also,
IRO will offer help to incoming students and outgoing students seeking
internships and work experience placements.

While Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University determines
geographical areas, the universities from program and partner countries
primarily preferred. All exchange partner proposal is planned to go through a
thorough approval process at faculty and university level concerning academic
match, status of institution, the nature of student support and all linguistic
requirements. The departments focus on cooperation in diverse areas. Since the
diversity leads to improved quality in education and research, Bandirma Onyedi
Eylul University supports social, ethnic and cultural diversity in education
and research.

Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University supports quality and
quantity studies for mobility activities in each level such as first, second
and third cycles. Although first cycle students are the primary task of the
Erasmus Office, the office guides to students for exchange programmes in other
cycle levels. Number of mobility students are set into balanced proportions
depending on the number of students of each department.

Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University expects its participation in the Erasmus+
programme to impact all the five priorities as per outlined below:

1.Increasing
attainment levels to provide the graduate and researchers Europe needs: The
University’s participation will help its capacity to provide international
experience to its student body and it is imperative for providing financial
support to students from lower income backgrounds, thereby providing them with
the opportunity to build their confidence to compete on the international
scene.

2. Increasing
the quality and relevance of higher education: We believe that exposure to the
teaching and research practices of HEIs from different countries will
contribute positively to our university’s strive for perpetual improvement.
First-hand experiences gained by the mobility participants will provide
acquaintance with successful innovations and practices to help in developing a greater
variety of study modes and enable the development of more effective methods.

3.Strengthening quality through mobility and cross-border
co-operation: Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University promotes mobility and
works to eliminate any barriers to cross-border cooperation and exchanges,
including implementation of various improvements for efficient recognition of
credits obtained abroad. Participation in the Programme will be a crucial
ingredient in sustainable revisions and reforms for effective quality assurance.

4.Linking higher education, research and business for excellence and
regional development: Past mobility which was carried out under
Balikesir University has increased the awareness levels of students and staff
members regarding demands of international enterprises. Participation in the
Programme will ensure the continuity of this awareness and provide additional
motivation to implement changes that will lead to improved cooperation models
with the business world as well as strengthening knowledge-transfer
infrastructure.

5. Improving
governance and funding: Our institution’s relations with
international HEIs will expand its visibility and increase research
collaborations leading to development of centers of excellence, and also help
to attract public and private funding through research and development projects
involving its select partners. It is expected that mobilities and network
memberships will help Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University study and benefit from
different governance and funding mechanisms in place in Europe and elsewhere,
and the University will use such shared knowledge and best practices for
improvement.

Language Policy

Language preparation is a crucial
element to ensure success in mobility outcomes (staff / student satisfaction,
coping with everyday challenges and pressure during the study / training period
and improved exam success rates). With this purpose in mind, students are
subjected to a language proficiency test. All participants are required to have
a minimum required profiency level. After election period, the selected
students will have orientation programme and in this programme they will take
English courses.

Recognition Policy

The ECTS
is applied in academic recognition. All the credits that the student earns
during the mobility period and which were originally agreed on in the Learning
Agreement are fully recognized as an integral part of the student's degree
programe. Credit transfer is done with the same e-recognition procedure as with
learning acquired elsewhere.The DS is issued to the student incl. a record of
the mobility period.

Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University ensures full academic
recognition and students’ study period abroad replaces a comparable period of
their studies. Academic records of the outgoing students are tracked by the
International Relations Office.

“Learning Agreement” and the “Recognition Sheet” are prepared
based on the course plan and approved by the Department Erasmus Coordinator
before the student leaves. After completion of studies, academic records sent
by accepting institutions are delivered to the relevant academic units.
Recognition of the courses are done via academic board decisions in accordance
with the recognition documents prepared beforehand. Two copies of these
documents are prepared and sent to the Registrar’s Office and to the
International Relations Office.

BANU
provides the sending institution and the incoming mobile students with a
Transcript of Records (title of the course unit, duration of the course unit,
local grade and ECTS credits) within a month after the end of mobility